Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 01/10/2002

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~ne proposed u-ail cor:(dor at the southeast comer [connecting to Dvssrosium St] of the plat should be a minimum of 35' in width - including the e,'Usting 20 strip owned by civ,, The pro:dmirv, of the oak trees in :his corridor should be identified so that the can Oe assured r. ha oaks will not have to be removed to provide for trail consu'uction. The developer will be required to construct a trail from the west side of 'park 1' to the existing park area of Fluorine Street, so as to provide new residents access to the play equipment in Flint-wood Terrace Park. The developer must assure that wetland permixing, soils, or steep ~ades do not prevent this stage one improvement. The developer is invited to examine the feasibility Of siting the infiltration ponds on e,'dsting park property, so as to reduce the destruction of mature trees at the extreme southwest comer of Block .3. The preliminary plat will be forwarded, to the. Park Commission for'its January I0, 2002 meeting. The City, has the option for cash, land, or a combination of the two. The 2002 rate for park dedication is S1700 per unit; there is also a trail development fee of $400 per unit. The decision of the Park Commission will be reflected in the development a~eement for The Ponds. 13. Trails: The Trail Development Fee is $400 per unit. The Park Commission's previous recommendation was to allow credit for certain 8' bituminous trails constructed as a Stage 1 improvement. These Were the se~m-nents west of iodine Street,. between Block's 1 and 2 and the trail connecting the Townhome area of the plat, south to the e,'dsting trails via a new trail on the west side of the wetland in Park 1. The trail route from Dysprosium Street, west to this same trail should be completed at this same time. If it is, versus waiting until the proposed apartment building receives approval, it also would eligble to be credited against the Trail Fees due. The trail should be incorporated in to the hard surfaced 'fire lane' shown to the rear of the apau~ent building. In keeping with policy, no trail Credit wOuld provided-for th~ required trail.along County R.oad #5. Credit is available for any portion constructed on the City's water tower property. 14. Environmental Review: Shortly after the City Council meeting regarding the original preliminary plat, the City received notice from the State Environmental Quality Board (EQB) that a citizen petition had been filed in relation to The Ponds subdivision requesting that the City require an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW') be prepared for the development. Prior to the meeting, staff had already determined that a mandatory EAW was not required since the minimum thresholds that the State of Minnesota requires for environmental review were not exceeded. State re~lations require the City Council to determine whether or not an EAW should be required. Due to the fact the ori~nal plan was withdrawn, the City Council has not made any determination on the EAW. The revised preliminary, plat will require the City. Council to make a determination on whether or not an EAW should be required. -52-